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Jennifer Pontius

Organization: University of Vermont

Affiliations: University of Vermont

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Biography

Jen works with the FEMC Director and serves as a bridge between FEMC and the Rubenstein School of Natural Resources which is FEMC's organizational home within the University of Vermont. Her research is cross-disciplinary with the ultimate goal of scaling plot-based forest health relationships to a landscape-scale using remote sensing and GIS modeling. To date, this work has focused on the detection and mapping of pre-visual forest decline symptoms resulting from invasive species, global climate change and acid deposition/nutrient depletion. These techniques provide a much-needed tool for the early detection of new and existing stressors and will allow forest management agencies to focus management efforts before stands are severely impacted.


List of Projects

Project Role Start End
Vermont Forest Health MonitoringProject Lead/Principal Investigator 1991-06-01 2023-12-31
Forest Condition Change in Northern Vermont: Potential causes and implications for landscape-scale analysisParticipant 2011-05-01 2011-08-31
Snowpack Monitoring Using Wireless TechnologyProject Lead/Principal Investigator 2011-10-01 2013-06-01
Northeastern Forest Health Trend Index Derived from Landsat ImageryProject Lead/Principal Investigator 2011-01-01 2012-12-31
EPSCOR Vegetative Phenology Metric DataProject Lead/Principal Investigator 2015-09-01 2016-12-31
Northeastern Regional Aerial Detection Surveys and Insect and Disease SurveysProject Lead/Principal Investigator 2016-06-02 2018-04-30
Aboveground and coarse roots carbon storage estimates based on varying forest type specificity for northwestern Vermont and northeastern New York forestsParticipant 2014-11-01 2016-08-31
Mapping forest species mixes across the Northeast from Landsat imageryProject Lead/Principal Investigator 2014-10-01 2018-09-30
Drivers and projections of forest fragmentation in Vermont and the NortheastProject Lead/Principal Investigator 2018-10-01 2020-10-30
Mapping Climate Change Exposure for Northeastern Tree SpeciesProject Lead/Principal Investigator 2021-10-28 2024-06-20
Regional Forest Health MonitoringProject Lead/Principal Investigator 1992-06-01 2023-12-31

Documents

Name Date Authors Type
Climate Change Exposure Mapping for Northeastern Tree Species1718596800Jennifer Pontius, James Duncan, Anthony D'Amato, Lukas KopackiReport
Proceedings of the 2023 Annual Conference1715745600Jennifer Pontius, Alison Adams, Matthias Sirch, Elissa SchuettOther Documents
Regional Forest Health Monitoring Program: 2023 Report1715227200Jennifer Pontius, Alison Adams, Matthias Sirch, Nancy Voorhis, Alexana Wolf, Elissa Schuett, Soren Donisvitch, Ben Porter, Jacob Vitale, Jerome LeeAnnual Report
FEMC Browse Impacts Report1701406800Jennifer Pontius, Alison Adams, Matthias Sirch, Pia Ruisi-Besares, Elissa Schuett, Soren Donisvitch, Ben Porter, Ralph GreenReport
Regional Forest Health Monitoring Program: 2022 Report1701061200Jennifer Pontius, Alison Adams, Matthias Sirch, Nancy Voorhis, Alexana Wolf, Elissa Schuett, Soren Donisvitch, Hanson Menzies, Ben PorterReport
Conference Proceedings of the 2022 FEMC Annual Conference1685073600Jennifer Pontius, Alison Adams, Elissa Schuett, Hanson MenziesAnnual Report
Regional Forest Health Monitoring Program: 2021 Report1679371200Jennifer Pontius, Matthias Sirch, Nancy Voorhis, Elissa Schuett, Naomi Cutler, Ben PorterReport
Monitoring the Connection Between Forest Health and Outdoor Recreation1675400400Jennifer Pontius, Elissa Schuett, Victoria HellwigReport
FEMC 2023 Work Plan1664251200Jennifer Pontius, Elissa SchuettOther Documents
Technical Report: Monitoring and Communicating Changes in Disturbance Regimes (Version 1.0)1634270400Jennifer Pontius, James Duncan, Emma Tait, Matthias Sirch, Nancy Voorhis, Alyx Belisle, Pia Ruisi-Besares, Elissa SchuettReport
Technical Report on Assembling Indicators to Monitor Climate-Driven Change in Northeastern Forests (Version 1.0)1632456000Jennifer Pontius, James Duncan, Josephine Robertson , Matthias Sirch, Nancy Voorhis, Alyx Belisle, Pia Ruisi-Besares, Elissa Schuett, Dani CookDocument
Proceedings of the 2020 Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative Annual Conference1617076800Jennifer Pontius, James Duncan, John Truong, Elissa SchuettPublication
Vermont Regional Planning Commission Fragmentation Risk Glance Sheets1602820800Jennifer Pontius, James DuncanOther Documents
2019 Massachusetts Forest Health Monitoring Program: 2019 Report1595217600Jennifer Pontius, Alexandra Kosiba, James Duncan, John Truong, Matthias Nevins, Matthias Sirch, Julia PupkoAnnual Report
Proceedings of the 2019 Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative Conference1594267200Jennifer Pontius, Alexandra Kosiba, James Duncan, John Truong, Julia Pupko, Alyx BelisleOther Documents
Northeast Forest Fragmentation Information Network Version 1.0: Analysis of Resources and Gaps1569211200Jennifer Pontius, Alexandra Kosiba, James Duncan, Mike Finnegan, John TruongReport
Vermont Forest Health Monitoring Protocol 2019 (full protocol)1568952000Sandra Wilmot, Jennifer Pontius, James Duncan, David Gudex-Cross, Christine Sandbach, John TruongOther Documents
Climate Connection: Tools for Understanding Climate Change and How It Impacts Forest Ecosystems in the Northeast1566792000Jennifer Pontius, Alexandra Kosiba, James Duncan, Mike Finnegan, John TruongReport
Linking Forest Science to Policy: Improving a Forest Indicators Dashboard to Inform Policy and Decision Making Across Vermont's Forested Landscape1559361600Jennifer Pontius, Alexandra Kosiba, James Duncan, Laura EdlingPublication
Proceedings of the 2018 Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative Conference1558324800Jennifer Pontius, Alexandra Kosiba, James Duncan, John Truong, Stephen RotellaAnnual Report
Northeastern Forest Health Atlas - Technical Report1536638400William Keeton, Jennifer Pontius, Alexandra Kosiba, James Duncan, Emma Tait, Garrett MeigsReport
Proceedings of the 8th Eastern CANUSA Forest Science Conference: Understanding and Managing ECANUSA Forests in a Changing Environment1495771200Paul Schaberg, Jennifer Pontius, James DuncanPublication
Proceedings of the 2016 Vermont Monitoring Cooperative Conference1486530000Jennifer PontiusReport
Exploring Trends in Tree Mortality as a Response to Disturbance DriversJennifer Pontius, Alison Adams, Elissa SchuettReport